Using Goal-Setting and Performance Feedback to Increase Adults' Daily Walking
Autor: | MICHAEL, EMILY |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Druh dokumentu: | Text |
DOI: | 10.34944/dspace/3261 |
Popis: | Obesity has become a problem of social significance in the United States, particularly among adults. Physical activity, such as walking, can help combat the negative health effects of obesity and is a suitable target for intervention. The package intervention of goal-setting and performance feedback have emerged as a promising tool to increase physical activity. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of goal-setting and performance feedback with a pedometer as a method of increasing daily walking and step counts of adults. This study used the range-bound changing criterion design and the traditional changing criterion design to examine the effects of the package intervention for adults in their natural day-to-day settings. This study extended previous research implementing goal-setting and performance feedback as a package intervention. Keywords: Goal-setting, performance feedback, walking, steps, adults, pedometer, range-bound changing criterion design. Applied Behavioral Analysis M.S.Ed. |
Databáze: | Networked Digital Library of Theses & Dissertations |
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